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Description of  Mathematica in Theoretical Physics: Selected Examples from Classical Mechanics to Fractals

Review From the reviews of the second edition: "The new edition contains a lot of new material and examples … . It is shown how Mathematica can be used to support (or to replace) many of the usual ‘by-hand’ calculations and to study the results instantaneously by means of graphical representations. In particular, advantage is taken of many special functions and operations … which are available in Mathematica. The book contains many sample programs, in written form as well as on an attached CD-ROM." (M. Plum, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1095 (21), 2006) --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. Product Description Mathematica in Theoretical Physics illustrates how Mathematica can be utilized to solve physical problems and deal with theoretical concepts. A translation of the highly successful German language book published by Springer-Verlag in 1993, this title includes over one hundred new pages containing more examples in classical mechanics. Non-trivial examples in electrodynamics, quantum mechanics, and general relativity are also provided. The author also includes the derivation of scaling solutions in non-linear physics and has added an introduction to Mathematica specifically designed for physicists and engineers - expanding and strengthening the original work. The diskette contains program code in Mathematica Notebook format. See all Editorial Reviews Product Details * Hardcover: 348 pages * Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (February 23, 1996) * Language: English * ISBN-10: 0387944249 * ISBN-13: 978-0387944241